 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 840 pages
...relation to embezzlement. According to section 121 of the Criminal Code, an indictment must contain " a statement of the acts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise language, and in such a mauner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended." The second section... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1912 - 966 pages
...contain the name of the party charged, the offense charged, the county in which it was committed, and a statement of the acts constituting the offense in ordinary and concise language. Idem. . . . 471 5. Sufficiency of. — An indictment may contain more than is necessary or it may be... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1876 - 738 pages
...possibly fail to know the specific charge against him, and what he had to meet and contest upon the trial. A statement of the acts constituting the offense in...language, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding toknow what is intended, is all that is required. Gantt's Dig.r sees. 1781, 1782,... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1873 - 782 pages
...preEdwards v. The State. [DECEMBER sented, and the name of the parties ; also a statement of the facts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise...language, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended; and it must be direct and certain as regards the party... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1872 - 752 pages
...prosecution — the name of the court in which the indictment is presented — the names of the parties, and a statement of the acts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise language, in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended," sec. 121.... | |
 | Law - 1848 - 638 pages
...answer, which ¡ shall set forth the facts constituting the cause ; of action or defence, truly, in plain and concise language, and in such a manner as to enable a 'person of common understanding to know what is intended. In proper cases an affi! davit to be made at least of... | |
 | American periodicals - 1848 - 616 pages
...substitute a statement of the facts constituting the cause of action or defence, truly, ' in plain and concise language, and in such a manner as to enable a person of ordinary understanding to know what is intended.' the profession, but to the people at large ; and... | |
 | Henry Whittaker - Civil procedure - 1852 - 900 pages
...imposed by the Codes of 1848 and 1849, that the averments above alluded to were to be made in " ordinary" language, and " in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended," is significant. Excellent as was the meaning ofthat... | |
 | William H. R. Wood - Law - 1857 - 834 pages
...specifying the name of the court to which the indictment is presented, and the names of the parties ; a statement of the acts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise language, and in such manner as to. enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended. ART. 1535, Sec. 238.... | |
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A statement of the acts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise language, and in such manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended. 
